Does not want the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to regulate prices Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has written to NBN Co outlining the Government’s expectations in relation to the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) variation process currently underway. She also written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) outlining…
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The main goal of this is to support Australia’s digital growth Telstra and Microsoft have announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership to drive growth and value for customers and Australia as a nation. The five-year agreement is one of the largest partnerships Microsoft has established with a telecommunications provider globally.…
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Singapore is first in the world to be fully 5G SA-ready Singtel today announced it has achieved over 95 per cent standalone 5G nationwide coverage. This comes more than three years ahead of the regulatory target of end-2025, effectively making Singapore the first country in the world to be fully…
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Digicel Pacific will be overseen by a Telstra controlled board Telstra announced it had completed the acquisition of Digicel Pacific, following receipt of all necessary government and regulatory approvals. The acquisition of Digicel Pacific was announced in October 2021 in partnership with the Australian Government. Telstra contributed $US270 million of…
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Supporting global and US operator-specific testing and certification Intertek announces the expansion of its 5G assurance, testing, and certification services for East Asian clients. Intertek-Taiwan has been approved by CTIA as a PTCRB Associate Test Laboratory with scope covering requirements for 5G FR1 RF, RRM, Performance and Protocol. This approval…
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Mobile data service revenue is set to grow at a CAGR of 7.5 per cent The total mobile services revenue in South Korea is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4 per cent from $US22.7 billion in 2021 to $US28.1 billion in 2026, driven by…
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How 5G-Advanced features and tools are ripe for enterprise deployment By 2030, 75 per cent of 5G base stations will be upgraded to 5G-Advanced, accounting for 76 million radios, 23 million macro basebands, and 13 million small cells – all in the consumer market. Adoption in the enterprise will be…
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Indonesia’s internet economy continues roaring high Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion regarding Telkomsel’s investment in Indonesia’s ride-hailing decacorn Gojek (now GoTo). It’s interesting to see this from an economic and investment perspective, as the global telecommunication sector is facing many challenges with voice and message revenue continuing to decline. On the…
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5G will enable the industry to be more efficient and sustainable During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian transport and logistics sector was tested in ways no one could have anticipated as the associated protection measures were introduced. Much like telecommunications, where connectivity became a lifeline, so too did the transport…
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System-level network energy savings are key features in 5G-Advanced The 3GPP approved the Release-18 package in December 2021, making the official start of 5G-Advanced with the planned freeze date in December 2023. Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research expects that 75 per cent of 5G base stations will be upgraded to 5G-Advanced by 2030,…
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